By: Jennifer Richardson Holt The last few weeks of writing, I have been a bit more philosophical—if that is the proper adjective. That may be generous. I can’t rightly claim to have thrust upon you anything resembling philosophy. The term suggests profound wisdom, and since I know myself, I doubt that very seriously. Still, theContinue reading “The Beginning of the Beginning 2/15/2026”
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The In-Between Time 7/27/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I heard an analogy the other day that rang very true. This writer described the feeling of that moment when you’re in the last few minutes of a movie or maybe only have one chapter remaining of a novel and you start to worry. There is a certain anxiety that isContinue reading “The In-Between Time 7/27/2025”
Wrapped Gladly Around His Finger 6/15/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt I both am and have produced a Daddy’s girl.I should begin with a qualifier: my mother is my absolute best friend, so I suppose I’m also a Mama’s girl. Is it possible to be both? I think it is—especially considering my daughter may be in the same boat. But that’s anContinue reading “Wrapped Gladly Around His Finger 6/15/2025”
Gifts Outside the Box 3/2/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt While I am and have always been a very dedicated procrastinator, my delay in writing this week hasn’t exactly been due to my usual gleefully pushing things until the last minute but moreso due to the fact that it has just been an insanely busy week. Maybe you can relate toContinue reading “Gifts Outside the Box 3/2/2025”
Experimentation 2/23/2025
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt In a few weeks my family will be conducting an experiment. It is something with which I am relatively familiar and an undertaking in which my husband has a great deal of experience. My daughter, however, has the faintest inkling of this enterprise much like someone who has looked at aContinue reading “Experimentation 2/23/2025”
Half a Century 7/23/2023
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt To celebrate my parents’ 50th anniversary my daughter said that I should say, “Joe and Linda have been married for a while now. Let’s all be proud for them and sing them a song gracefully.” While I appreciate her desire for simplicity, I don’t think I’ll have us all do that. Continue reading “Half a Century 7/23/2023”
Day and Night Embraced 7/24/2022
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt Marriage is a funny thing. I don’t mean funny in the ha-ha way. Well, I suppose sometimes it can definitely be that as well. What has me thinking about this ancient institution is the fact that this coming week my parents will celebrate their forty-ninth year of marriage. Yes, you readContinue reading “Day and Night Embraced 7/24/2022”
Inherited Passions 9/19/2021
By: Jennifer Richardson Holt A conversation with my coworker gave me the content for this blog. It was one of those conversations that I am famous for that may start off innocently about football or maybe even work (we do occasionally talk about that at work, not often but it happens) and somehow the trainContinue reading “Inherited Passions 9/19/2021”
Prose and Possibilities 